Beanstalk Bunny (1954)

USA, 1954
7m
35mm film, colour (“color by Technicolor”)
mono, English

An American short animated fantasy film directed by Charles M. Jones.

Plot Summary

Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny climb a beanstalk that grows from Bugs’ rabbit hole where they meet a mean giant that looks like Elmer Fudd.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Charles M. Jones
Copyright MCMLIV [1954] by the Vitaphone Corp.
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. present. Merrie Melodies. A Warner Bros. cartoon
Story: Michael Maltese
Animation: Ken Harris, Richard Thompson, Abe Levitow, Keith Darling
Layouts: Robert Givens
Backgrounds: Richard H. Thomas
Musical Director: Carl W. Stalling

Voices
Mel Blanc (voice characterization)

Extracts included in
Behind the Tunes: Bugs – A Rabbit for All Seasonings (2003)
Behind the Tunes: Once Upon a Looney Tune (2007)
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters (1988)
Hare’s to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration (2024)
That’s All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace (2014)
VideoToons: Pato Lucas (1995)
Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee Starring Daffy Duck (1985)

References

Periodicals

  • Motion Picture Herald vol.200 no.3 (16 July 1955) p.515

Books

  • Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.27